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Sykes grabs pole in Germany

Tom Sykes set a record lap to claim pole position for the German leg of the World Superbike series, which is in Klettwitz this weekend.

The Brit flew around the EuroSpeedway in a record time of 1:36.121 on his Kawasaki, edging teammate Jonathan Rea by over two tenths of a second. Milwaukee Aprilia rider Lorenzo Savadori rounds out the front row.

It was the start of a special day for Rea, who turns 32. The pole time was nearly two seconds quicker than the previous record, and he is one career pole away from record holder Troy Corser.

Further down the field, Ducati's Marco Melandri is in fourth, Jordi Torres on his Althea BMW claimed fifth and Chaz Davies completes the second row.